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Zerohash seeks new funding at higher valuation after Mastercard investment collapses
Mastercard has withdrawn plans to invest in cryptocurrency infrastructure company Zerohash. A recent CoinDesk report said Mastercard’s $1.8 billion acquisition of UK stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK appeared to have influenced the decision. Mastercard had been considering a strategic investment even after Zerohash signaled it would go its own way in January. Zerohash is now pushing a new funding round at a higher valuation than before.
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Crypto custody firm Copper pursues sale valued at $500 million
Crypto custody firm Copper is pursuing a sale valued at about $500 million, Coindesk reported, citing two sources. Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald is advising on the process. Copper\'s core asset is its ClearLoop settlement system, which enables delivery-versus-payment trades while keeping assets in custody and off-chain. Copper has focused on ClearLoop since exiting corporate custody in 2023.
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UK trading platform IG partners with Bitpanda to expand crypto trading across Europe
London-listed trading platform IG Group is expanding its cryptocurrency trading service, launched in Britain, across Europe without giving a timetable. IG\'s European unit will use the infrastructure of Austria-based crypto exchange Bitpanda, aiming to target European investors with liquidity, trading connectivity and market data from Bitpanda. IG said it posted 331.2 million pounds in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, including 2.4 million pounds from spot crypto trading.
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Ethereum Foundation silence fuels community discontent over ideology, competition
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SEC commissioner says synthetic tokens will not be allowed under tokenised securities rules
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Robinhood crypto chief operating officer to leave amid weak cryptocurrency revenue
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Watch for birth of yield-as-a-service market after Clarity Act passage
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Ronin to shift from independent sidechain to Ethereum layer 2
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Kraken parent Payward seeks new funding at $20 billion valuation
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Elliptic raises $120 million to expand institutional crypto monitoring
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Ocero raises $13.5 million led by Sky for stablecoin yield infrastructure
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Privacy could be crypto\'s next \'killer app\' as Ark, Canton, Tempo funding tops $1 billion
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U.S. CFTC consults major pro sports leagues to crack down on prediction markets
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Japan\'s KDDI to take 14.9% stake in Coincheck Group for $65 million
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Bitcoin long-term holdings near 4 million BTC, raising supply shock risk
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Payward to work with Franklin Templeton on tokenised financial products
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BETZ ETF draws attention for signalling bitcoin highs and lows
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Bitcoin holds $80,000 despite spot ETF demand, but conviction lacking